The Geelong train crash occurred when a truck struck a train at a railway crossing. Source BusandTrain/Wikimedia A train crash occurred in Victoria’s Geelong this morning when a truck collided with a Melbourne bound V/line train, with the driver of the truck dying at the scene. Paramedics arrived on the scene at a level crossing…
The ‘State of the Nation’s Housing 2022-23’ report released yesterday, showing the need for improved funding to deal with Australia’s housing crisis. Source: Tiaa Monto/Wikimedia The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation’s ‘State of the Nation’s Housing 2022-23’ report was released today, showing for state, territory and federal governments, along with industry and housing stakeholders…
Russian police are searching for Alexei Moskalev, who was investigated after his daughter drew pictures expressing anti-war sentiments. Image source: 7C0 via Flickr, CC BY 2.0. Police are currently searching for Alexei Moskalev, a 53-year-old single father sentenced to a two-year jail term after his daughter drew pictures at school exhibiting anti-war sentiments. Moskalev had…
It sounds like something out of Jurassic Park, but this Australian startup is making mammoth meatballs from ice-age DNA. Image source: Mauricio Antón, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons. Huge steps are being made every day in the world of cultivated meat – that is, meat produced by culturing animal cells in vitro – but…
Prince Harry made an unexpected appearance at London’s High Court as proceedings began in the case against Associated Newspapers. Image source: Northern Ireland Office via Flickr. (CC BY 2.0) Prince Harry made an unexpected appearance at London’s High Court as legal proceedings began in the case launched by several high-profile names against Associated Newspapers, the…
The excavation at the temple of Ramses II in southern Egypt unearthed more than 2,000 mummified ram heads along with other artefacts and structures. Source: Dennis Jarvis/Wikimedia More than 2,000 mummified ram heads have been unearthed at the temple of Ramses II in the ancient city of Abydos in southern Egypt. The skulls date back…
Agriculture Minister Murray Watt announced that one million passengers disembarking from Indonesia have walked over foot-and-mouth disease disinfectant mats in place at Australia’s airports. Source: wirestock/Freepik Agriculture Minister Murray Watt announced a new milestone in the prevention of Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) in the Australia. As of Monday morning, one million passengers disembarking from…
The majority of Queenslanders support the Path to Treaty with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, according to a new survey. According to a new study, more than three quarters (77 per cent) of Queensland residents believe a First Nations Treaty will benefit all Queenslanders to some extent. The Queensland Government publicly released the Path…
Visitors are urged to slow down and watch out for wongari (dingoes) when driving on K’gari. Source: pxfuel Rangers on K’gari (Fraser Island) are urging visitors and residents to slow down and drive carefully on beaches and tracks on the island after another wongari (dingo) has been found dead. The deceased wongari was found by…
Vladimir Putin announced that Russia plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. Image source: Burnt Pineapple Productions/Wikimedia NATO has called out Vladimir Putin for “dangerous” nuclear rhetoric following his announcement of plans to place tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. Tactical nuclear weapons are designed to be used strategically for gains on battlefields, rather than…